Hi I'm pulling my hair out and going round in circles (and talktalk support no good!)

Problem - My Acer netbook is able to connect to the wireless router but I cannot access the internet.
Other Laptops in the house all connect wirelessly OK.
I'm on Windows XP home edition.
I can connect by cable ok and all works.
This netbook connects wirelessly ok when we were on BT Broadband, and if we use it out and about in cafes etc.

If I look at the Wireless Network connection Status it advise connected, all looks ok but the Activity section shows minimal packets received, although number of sent packets is slowly increasing.

I've got the CMD screen up and typed IPCONFIG/ALL
it matches the same as per my working laptop.
e.g.
DNS Suffix - dlink.com
IP address 192.168.1.5 (end 1.4 for working pc)
DNS Server 192.168.1.1

I get a successful 4 reply if I ping 192.168.1.5 but not if I ping 192.168.1.1 or click here (which on tehe working PC both work ok)

The set up seems teh same across both laptops, although using different wireless adapters (Atheros AR5007EG for teh netbook and Intel R> Pro/ Wireless 2915AGB for teh working laptop)

I've looked at several forums (and although not technical) have tried a few things:

Occasionally I get the notification "limited or no connectivity wireless" but by using the "repair" option on the 'Support' tab in "Wireless Network Connection Propeties" of XP it resolves - or even disconnect/connect.

Talk Talk got me to try changing channel and password of the wireless connection.

I have tried manually set the IP address & DNS Gateway to 192.168.1.1 via "Wireless Network Connection Propeties" - "Internet protocol (TCI/IP) Properties" - using the "general" tab sheet.



I tried IPCONFIG/ RELEASE which set allIP to zero but the IPCONFIG/RENEW failed and I had to repair using "repair" option on the 'Support' tab or wait til it redoes the connection itself.

all suggestions welcome
Pete